Rate My Professor Wei Xue

Wei Xue is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Florida, affiliated with the Institute for Fundamental Theory. He received his PhD from McGill University in 2012. Prior to his current position, which he assumed in 2019, Xue was a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Theoretical Physics at MIT from 2014 to 2017 and at CERN from 2017 to 2019.

Xue's research centers on particle physics, cosmology, and astroparticle physics, particularly the nature of dark matter. His efforts encompass maximizing the discovery reach of the Large Hadron Collider and prospective future colliders for physics beyond the Standard Model, devising novel dark matter models along with their distinctive early universe cosmological evolutions, and employing galaxies and stars as cosmic laboratories for astroparticle investigations. Key publications feature 'Femtolensing by Dark Matter Revisited' (JCAP 1812, 2018), 'Opening up the QCD Axion Window' (JHEP 1803, 2018), 'Proposed Inclusive Dark Photon Search at LHCb' (Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 251803, 2016), 'Evidence for Unresolved γ-Ray Point Sources in the Inner Galaxy' (Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 051103, 2016), 'Searching in CMS Open Data for Dimuon Resonances with Substantial Transverse Momentum' (Phys. Rev. D100, 015021, 2019), and 'Exposing the QCD Splitting Function with CMS Open Data' (Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 132003, 2017). Other prominent works include 'Serendipity in Dark Photon Searches' (JHEP 2018, cited 530 times) and the 'Dark Sectors 2016 Workshop: Community Report' (arXiv:1608.08632, cited 486 times). Collectively, his publications have accumulated over 6,000 citations on Google Scholar. Xue teaches advanced graduate courses such as Quantum Mechanics 1 (Fall 2024) and Quantum Field Theory 2 (Spring 2024), and participates in the department's High Energy Physics activities, including seminar series.